Epic Poem- a very long poem with an epic Hero. Hero goes on many adventures

Heroic Battle/Dangerous Quests- Achilles wanted to be the first to land on the beach, he cut the head of the statue.

Half-Divine Heroes- Achilles has a God as a father. Knew he was going to die but his name would life forever.

Supernatural intervention- Gods help out the greeks. Athena intervenes and keeps Achilles from killing Agamemnon

Literary Style- How it is written, the stlye of wriing
Epithets- Achilles, the swift footed one

Epic Similes- a comparison using like or as

Honor as Virtue- The scene when the king takes the girl
Power of Fate/destiny- the idea that a character has arole to fulfill and they can't escape that role.
Hero's Limitations/flaws- There has to be a character with a flaw, Achilles is arrogant, likes women and thinks he is indestructable